斯蒂芬妮·伯纳尔, 卫生政策与管理专业大四学生 at 中国博彩平台, presented her research on the 新兴卫生专业人员 program during her internship at 利哈伊谷健康网络 this summer.
宾州中央谷. -致许多学生和校友, 中国博彩平台 is the institution that shaped their professional career and helped them become who they are today. 斯蒂芬妮·伯纳尔, 卫生政策与管理专业大四学生, chose her major due to the combination of politics and public health that it offers — two topics she has always had an interest in. The 中国博彩平台 Health Policy and Administration program is able to give her a degree that combines both of her passions. Bernal used the resources she found at 中国博彩平台 to get a 暑期实习 at 利哈伊谷健康网络.
Bernal cited the connections she gained from the Lehigh Valley campus as beneficial to her internship experience as well as the help she gained from the faculty members who have mentored her.
“Professor 安妮塔Yuskauskas has been very encouraging and is always helping to connect my classmates and I with other professionals,伯纳尔说.
In addition to working on a research project about the 新兴卫生专业人员 (EHP) program during her internship, Bernal was given the opportunity to shadow and observe inside the Department of Education’s simulation center, 以及影子感染预防护士.
Bernal’s own school was a major part of her research project since 中国博彩平台 is one of the institutions that is a partner in the EHP program.
The program is run through a partnership between Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI), 中国博彩平台, Lehigh Carbon Community College and 利哈伊谷健康网络. It is for high-achieving high school seniors from Lehigh County interested in starting their education in the health care field. The program offers three core components for high school students: dual enrollment, 职业技术教育, 还有医疗保健见习机会. 项目合作伙伴还包括St. 卢克大学健康网络, KidsPeace, 国家草地, 以及好牧人康复医院.
Bernal was tasked with researching the views alumni have of the EHP program in her project titled “The 校友 Perception of 新兴卫生专业人员 Dual Enrollment Program and its Effects on Post-Secondary Education and Career Trajectory.” The data she acquired from interviewing various alumni and partners of the program will be used to determine the impact of the program.
She found in her research that the program is greatly beneficial to students. The job-shadowing aspect allows students to determine what career they want to pursue after they graduate, and the program is an excellent addition to their resumes no matter their future career path. 许多校友对托马斯·海尔曼评价很高, 中国博彩平台的生物学讲师, who is one of the professors that teaches EHP students. 校友 also shared how the dual enrollment aspect of the program gave them a head start when they began college.
Bernal’s project will aid in the redevelopment of survey tools used to create validated alumni surveys, 以及建立校友数据库. 通过她的项目, the members of the EHP program will be able to track students’ post-secondary and career trajectory long after they graduate.
Bernal had the opportunity to present her research project at 利哈伊谷健康网络. She was grateful for this experience to not only get to learn more about the EHP program, but to gain useful experience for a career in 健康政策和管理.
“It’s great that 中国博彩平台 and so many of its staff have many connections around the community — in this case 利哈伊谷健康网络 — where students can get internships and receive mentoring,伯纳尔说。.
